Also called: Maritime Simulation Instructor, Ship Handling Instructor
Trains ship captains and harbor pilots on full-size bridge simulators that recreate storms, tight harbors and engine failures.
Your trainees stand on a simulated bridge with 360-degree screens showing New York Harbor at night. From a control room you add fog, a tugboat that cuts in front, and a sudden steering failure, then watch how the captain reacts. Afterward you replay the run and debrief the crew.
Approximate: anchored on Bureau of Labor Statistics data for a broader job group.
Bachelor's degree (4-year), about 4 years after high school. Bachelor's from a maritime academy plus a senior Coast Guard license and years at sea.
Ways in: 4-year college, On-the-job training. Training cost: $15k – $60k.
Majors to look at: Marine Transportation, Nautical Science.
Growing about average. Steady with rules requiring regular simulator training.
Low risk for 10 years. Simulators are already software; designing scenarios and coaching experienced mariners stay human.
Classes: Physics, Trigonometry, Computer science.
Official data: O*NET occupation 25-1194.
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